Elmira College Old Campus
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The Elmira College Old Campus is the historic part of Elmira College
in Elmira, New York
. Historically known as The Elmira Collegiate Seminary or The Elmira Female College, the college was the first in the United States to affer a degree program to women on a par with those offered by men's programs. The contributing structures are also significant as good examples of the architecture of the period in which they were built. The contributing buildings are; Cowles Hall, Hamilton House, Mark Twain's Study, Gillett Hall, Carnegie Science Hall, Fassett Commons, Tompkins Hall, and Hamilton Hall.
Elmira College
Elmira College is a coeducational private liberal arts college located in Elmira, in New York State's Southern Tier region.The college is noted as the oldest college still in existence which granted degrees to women that were the equivalent of those given to men...
in Elmira, New York
Elmira, New York
Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...
. Historically known as The Elmira Collegiate Seminary or The Elmira Female College, the college was the first in the United States to affer a degree program to women on a par with those offered by men's programs. The contributing structures are also significant as good examples of the architecture of the period in which they were built. The contributing buildings are; Cowles Hall, Hamilton House, Mark Twain's Study, Gillett Hall, Carnegie Science Hall, Fassett Commons, Tompkins Hall, and Hamilton Hall.
External links
- Elmira Female College, Cowles Hall, Park Place & West Washington Avenue, Elmira, Chemung, NY: 2 photos, 4 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey